Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-10

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| ular outdoor resort IN hot weather
| without Che citv. New York seems TO
| have been as unconlfoYtabia IN the
summer time as it is now. IN Phila-
| dolphin the assembly and the thenter
nroyitIed Tor amusement lovers. ''Fhe
assembly-room was at Oeler's tavern
ard made one of the sights
of the town. The length was
sixty feet. The walls were papered in
the French frshion and adorned with
Pantheon figures, festoons and pilas-
tiers. and groups of antique drawings.
Across one end was fine music gall
lery. The rules of the assembly were
framed and hung upon the wall, The
managers had entire control. With
out their leave no lady could quit her
place in the dance nor dance out of
her set, nor could she complain il they
placed strangers or brides ut the head
of the dance. The ladies were to rank
in sets and draw for places az they en-
tered the room. Those who led might
call the dances alternately. When
each set had danced a country dance
n cotillion might be had if eight ladies
wished it. Gentlemen could not come
into the room in boots, colored stock
ings, or undress."
One Of Mr.. McMaster's long chap
tiers is devoted exclusively to the SUBJ
iect of the ordinary li.s OF town and
country. and is a rich storehouse ofin-
formation concerning this very essen
tial part OF history. The matter of
dress is treated in highly interesting
fashion. Dress became every season
more and more hideous, more and
more uncomfortable, more and more
devoid OF good sense and good taste.
Use cnd beauty ceased to becombined.
The pantaloons OF beau went up tC
his arm-pits; te get into them was y
mornings work, and when in to sit
down wasimpossible His hat was too
small to contain his handkerchief, and
was not expected to stay on his head.
His hair was brushed from the crown
of his head toward his forehead. and
looked, as a satirlst OF that day truly
said, rs ii he had been fighting an old
fashioned hurricane backward. About
his neck was q spotted linen necker-
chief; the skirts OF his green coat were
cut away to II mathematical point be-
hind; his favorite drink was brandy,
and his faVorite talk OF the last
French play. Even these alb
suI na were nov enough anu "iieh
iooo ps .i3 M IaShiol was more eHtr'tVa-
gaht SUN 1iien peau WAS delii'e'' us
any 1hhie pun ihtoa i'ail oi l'aiiaioo,is
WIN u p'mulis heNeu ~, ,trol'ilu TUG
the coat should be pared away to the
Wiuth q hat-pai',', "Ht' II ~ was
doomed 70 pass ms tilile ~ we mouse
ne Wouiarequifea nietaFy palr OF round
eoe,' ltIN.p1o's' VIZ :. % s"99ei poiole
aiiu peH'iit'' women -, Nere
IhouSh1 worse tllail tne iieh' 10 &c
.eFmine 0he styieoI tneir [lress, l'tsiioh'
deeehcy, ana heaittl, the stateineho
was. ran race 'ecehcF lost her
spirlts' healtn was pflpeu ny q quacK
DOCTOR so Iasillon won ne lheaters
sought 10 pfoNhle LOT an .lstes, we
READ Oh an Occasion wi'eii 'l'e perform
ahce consisted OF the beatiN otrat-
aeeln' the EeIeta' Down oW' a
comic opera caIIeei the foor ooldler'
a hofhpipe' siaek.fops tumolihg, ana
the panlonllhe OF the l!eath OF ,apU.
Look an IN one evening IN tine
theateis at hehorthl II oitenhappehed
that tlle mohleht Well-uresseu man
entered the PIT he at once became 20
mark Tor the Wit and lnsolence OF the
men IN the gallery. They would begin
by calling on INN to doif his hat in
mark OF mlerlorlty, Tor tile GUS
tom OF wearing hats in the
theater was UNIVERSAL. II he
ooeyed he was loudly hlssed and
troubled no more. II hereiused abuse,
oaths, and indecent remarks were
poured out upon him, lie was spit
at, pelted with pears, apples, sticks,
stones, empty bottles tiiI he lett the
house. AS the blades iii The gallery
were poor marksmen the nelghbors OF
the man AIMED at were the chlet sui
1erers. On one occasion the orchestra
was put to flight and some mstru-
ments broken. In New England the
puritan sabbath stlll had a strong
hold, although 1t was rapidly under
gong MODIFICATION. 'Plous men COM
planned that the war had been II great
demorallzer.. Instead of awakening
the community to lively sense OF the
goodness OF God the license OF war
maze men weary OF religious restraint
lhe treaty OF peace had not been
signed, the enemy was still IN the land,
Wen delegates TO the !eneral court OF
Massachusetts poidly sad the sab
pain was tooiohg country members
detlahaeo saopath OF lhrty-slx
hours; town members would give but
eighteen, and had their way. The eff
feet was soon apparent. Leyity, pro-
ianeness, idle amusements, and sab